Cost of living comparison

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Randburg vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Randburg is 20.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Randburg
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Randburg
Transportation: pay 98.0% more in Randburg
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Randburg
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Randburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Randburg
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Randburg

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Randburg are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Randburg. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Randburg.

Randburg vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Randburg instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Randburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$4.93 ZAR83.46	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.08 ZAR18.21	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.85 ZAR14.35	+68.4%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Randburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.06 ZAR17.88	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.02 ZAR68.05	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.68 ZAR79.22	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.46 ZAR41.69	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.30 ZAR38.99	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.71 ZAR12.00	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.72 ZAR12.22	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.63 ZAR10.71	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.70 ZAR11.90	-48.8%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 98.0% more for transportation

	Manila	Randburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.97 ZAR84.14	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$11.24 ZAR190.22	+284.3%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Manila	Randburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$286.69 ZAR4,852.56	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$344.02 ZAR5,823.07	+36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$97.15 ZAR1,644.34	-3.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Randburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$218.16 ZAR3,692.57	+57.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$3,804.34 ZAR64,393.45	-77.7%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Randburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.58 ZAR43.67	+76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.24 ZAR37.94	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$3.15 ZAR53.38	-3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$18.63 ZAR315.42	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.31 ZAR123.74	-2.3%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Randburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$50.25 ZAR850.56	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$32.96 ZAR557.95	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	+66.8%
Average			+23.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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